Should Aluminum Bats Be Used?

A controversey that has been in baseball throughout the past ten years in the use of aluminum bats on the high school and collegiate level. The main issue that arises is the risks and dangers of the speed of the ball produced by aluminum bats. Within the past 5-10 years more and more injuries have occured due to the rapid speed of the ball of the bat. For example, a relief pitcher from Cal State-Northridge was strick in the head by a batted ball, which lead to him fracturing his skull. He was quoted saying, "I just had no time to react." The ball being struck by the bat has even lead to some deaths.

Many test have been done recently that have shown that speed of a ball off an aluminum bat is much much quicker then a wood bat. An aluminum bat can produce a ball up to 100mph. Of recent years, many rules and regualtions have come into play to help rdeduce the risks and dangers. For example, the length to weight differential-College and High School metal bats are allowed a minus three differential (Kelley). In other words, a 33 inch bat can weigh no less than 30 ounces (Kelley). This allows the bat to only produce a maximum speed of 93mph. So the question arises now, whether baseball on the high school and colleiate level should change to the use of wood bats or continue to stick with aluminum bats and resume the risks and dangers?